It's either a hoax or just a bad rumor that caught fire, but it's been driving officials at the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles buggy over the past several days. However, a couple of points in the brief e-mail quoted above are misleading or wrong: no 'new law' makes Florida DMV records subject to public disclosure (the law regarding disclosure of DMV records has been in place for several years), and Florida law already prohibits the release of Social Security numbers by state government agencies. (Under state law such records are subject to public disclosure unless individuals specifically limit access to them by invoking their right to 'opt out.') And it's true that the Florida DMV provides a form on their web site through which motorists can keep this information private. Origins: It's true that the state of Florida has enacted a Driver Privacy Protection Act which provides motorists with a means of limiting (with certain exceptions) who has access to their motor vehicle and driver license records. You can go to the DMV web site and block your information.

However the law also requires that DMV give individuals the opportunity to block their information (Driver Privacy Protection Act) from being sold. The Florida Constitution provides for the Clerk to act as The Official Clerk to the Board of County Commissioners.Under a new state law, DMV has the right to sell and distribute your personal information on file (DOB, SS#, Address, etc). The Clerk of the Circuit Court processes applications for marriage license, performs wedding ceremonies and records marriage license for permanent record. Once filed with the Clerk's Office, the applications are submitted to the U.S. The Clerk of the Circuit Court accepts passport applications as an agent for the Passport Office of the United States Department of State. Sale notifications are posted at the Courthouse, in the Sumter County Times, and on this website. The sales are held all during the year, but are always on Monday’s beginning at 11:00 a.m. Tax deed sales, which are open to the public, are conducted by the Clerk of the Circuit Court on the front steps of the Historical Courthouse. Upon payment of the statutory fees the Clerk records and indexes a variety of important documents which in most cases are related to real estate. The Clerk is the recorder of all instruments required or authorized to be recorded in one general series of 'Official Records' books.

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